Welcome to Hedgehog Class
Hello, Hedgehogs! A very warm welcome to our new Year 1s and a welcome back to our Year 2 pupils. Everyone in team Hedgehogs hopes that you have all had a restful summer break and are ready to get started with our exciting year ahead.
In English, we will begin by exploring the book On Sudden Hill by Sarah Davies. We will be using the text and images in the book to help us write our own character descriptions of the children in the story and later using it as inspiration to write our own persuasive letters. After half-term, we will be reading the book Mrs Noah’s Pockets by Jackie Morris and James Mayhew, which we will use to craft our own instructions on how to make a coat just like Mrs Noah’s, as well as writing setting descriptions to match the beautiful illustrations in the book.
Our Guided Reading will begin this term with the whole class exploring the book The Tunnel by Anthony Browne, before splitting into two groups for the rest of our Guided Reading Lessons. The rest of the books we will be exploring are as follows
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Our Story Starts in Africa, by Patrice Lawrence |
Animal Explorers: Lola the plant hunter, by Sharon Rentta |
In Maths, we have a busy term. We be learning all about place value, starting with reviewing numbers up to 20, before moving on to numbers up to 100 later in the term. We will also be exploring 2d shapes and their properties as well as developing our addition and subtraction skills.
In Science, our learning will allow us to explore features of living animals and the seasonal changes linked to autumn.
Our PE lessons will be every Monday and Wednesday, so please come to school in sports kit on those days. Please don’t forget to remove earrings at home on these days, too.
In History, we will be learning all about Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his engineering skills which we still benefit from today. Before our Geography unit after half-term, where we begin to understand all of the seasons, why they happen and how they are experienced differently around the world.
Our RE learning will lead us to ask the questions, ‘Was it always easy for Jesus to show friendship?’ and ‘What gifts might Christian from Newbury have given Jesus? ‘.
In Art, our first unit is titled ‘Make Your Mark’, in which we will be developing our observational drawing skills when exploring mark-making. After half-term, in DT, we will be developing our knowledge of structures to design and build our very own windmills!
In Music, we will be exploring pulse through songs and movements, before composing and using notations to record our own compositions using pulse and rhythm.
Our PSHE learning will focus on exploring different families and relationships as well as what it means to be a good citizen.
Hedgehog Class homework is set on Fridays and should be handed in on Wednesdays. Year 2s have spelling tests every Friday. Our home learning expectations are as follows:
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Reading records are needed every day in Hedgehogs, so please make sure to pop them back into your back, after your adult has signed it when you have read to them at home.
For further information regarding the full curriculum for this term, please click on the timetable and knowledge organisers below.
Everyone in Team Hedgehogs are so excited for another fun-filled year of learning with you!
